Lyubov Asatryan
Lyubov Asatryan, born 1951, Magadan Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Magadan Oblast”. Sentence (March 6, 2024): 3 years of conditioned sentence with a probation period of 2 years, 10 months of restriction of liberty, prohibition to… Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, January 8, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, May 30, 2019.
In brief
Magadan Oblast · Magadan · Medical workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses
Sentence
3 years
of conditioned sentence with a probation period of 2 years, 10 months of restriction of liberty, prohibition to engage in activities related to the work of public religious organizations and associations
Upheld October 15, 2024
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
conducted worship services with others
Latest event
October 14, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, January 8, 2020
- Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, May 30, 2019
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Magadan Oblast
Criminal case
Case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Magadan Oblast
- Case number
- 1-12/2023 (1-220/2022;)
Other defendants in the case
- Sergey Agadjanov — At large, 3 years
- Galina Dergacheva — At large, 3 years
- Sergey Erkin — At large, 7 years
- Evgeny Zyablov — At large, 5 years
- Inna Kardakova — At large, 3 years
- Konstantin Petrov — At large, 7 years
- Galina Pechko — At large, 3 years
- Ivan Puida — At large, 7 years
- Viktor Revyakin — At large, 3 years
- Mikhail Solntsev — At large, 3 years
- Oksana Solntseva — At large, 3 years
- Irina Khvostova — At large, 3 years
Thematic group: The case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Magadan Oblast
Details and sources
Full summary
On 20 March 2019, Asatryan's home was searched as part of a investigation of an extremist organization's activities. She signed a recognizance not to leave. On 6 March 2024, she was given a conditioned sentence of three years.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.